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Feature film — 1999

After the Truth (1999)

6.12h 8mCrime — Drama — Thriller

Famous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele — the 'Death Angel of Auschwitz', who killed more than 300.000 people — emerges from his hideout in Argentina to Germany as a 87-year-old man, and must stand for his crimes in court. The young solicitor Peter Rohm is assigned to defend him, but Rohm himself — an expert on Mengele and his crimes — feels unable to do so. When he decides to take on the case, he endangers not only his marriage but also his and his wife's lives.

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A high-signal pick with 24 votes.

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Director: Roland Suso Richter

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Cast & crew

Götz George as Josef Mengele

Götz George

Josef Mengele

Kai Wiesinger as Peter Rohm

Kai Wiesinger

Peter Rohm

Karoline Eichhorn as Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger

Karoline Eichhorn

Rebekka Rohm / Brandenburger

Doris Schade as Hilde Rohm

Doris Schade

Hilde Rohm

P

Peter Roggisch

Heribert Vogt

Bastian Trost as Felix Hillmann

Bastian Trost

Felix Hillmann

P

Peter Rühring

Dr. Füglein

Michaela Rosen as Gunda Friedrichs

Michaela Rosen

Gunda Friedrichs

Hans Peter Hallwachs as Medizinsachverständiger

Hans Peter Hallwachs

Medizinsachverständiger

Traugott Buhre as Dabrowski

Traugott Buhre

Dabrowski

Stephan Schwartz as Daniel Ginsberg

Stephan Schwartz

Daniel Ginsberg

H

Heinz Trixner

Müller

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